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Acute Bilateral Simultaneous Angle Closure Glaucoma After Topiramate Administration

Presented by:	Journal of Medical Case Reports / Kakarla V Chalam, Tina Tillis, Farhana Syed, Swati Agarwal and Vikram S Brar
Summary points:	A 34-year-old with migraine, hypertension and hypothyroidism presents with acute bilateral severe visual loss after increasing her dose of topiramate 1 week after initiating therapy. This case report details the history, clinical presentation, and B-scan ultrasound findings, treatment, and outcome, as well as providing some images. The authors review the literature and discuss the implications for treatment of patients presenting with headache.
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